Vitória
Full nameEsporte Clube Vitória
Nickname(s)Leão da Barra (Barra's Lion)
Nêgo
Rubro-negro (Red and Black)
Colossal
Founded13 May 1899 (1899-05-13)
GroundBarradão
Capacity30,618
PresidentFábio Rios Mota
Head coachLéo Condé
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Baiano
2023
2023		Série B, 1st of 20 (champions)
Baiano, 6th of 10
WebsiteClub website

Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as in the Campeonato Baiano, the top flight of the Bahia state football league.

Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium, Manoel Barradas, capacity 35,632.[1] The team plays in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. The stripes have changed over time: they have been sometimes vertical, horizontal, wide and narrow.

The youth system of the club is one of the most successful of the world, holding, between 1995 and 2000, at its peak, at least 21 international titles.[2] Recent names that started playing in the club are Bebeto, Vampeta, Dida, Júnior, Hulk, David Luiz, Dudu Cearense, Marcelo Moreno, Gabriel Paulista and others.

The rivals of Vitória are Esporte Clube Bahia. Their matches are known as Ba–Vi ("Ba" from Esporte Clube Bahia and "Vi" from Esporte Clube Vitória). It is one of the most intense rivalries, consistently ranked among the world's most bitter.

History

The club was founded on May 13, 1899, by the brothers Artur and Artêmio Valente, along with seventeen other young fellows. They were from an old Bahia family, and discovered football during their studies in England. Initially Vitória was a cricket club, named Club de Cricket Victoria, because all of them lived at the Vitória neighborhood, in Salvador.[3][4]

On May 22, 1901, Vitória played its first football match, at Campo da Pólvora, against International Sport Club, a team whose players were English seamen. Vitória beat International 3–2. Two months after that match, Vitória changed its original colors, which were black and white, to red and black, which are still in use.

1908 Bahia State Champions – Milzen, Álvaro Tarquinio e Mario Pereira; A. C. Martins, Adriano Porto e Noé Nunes; Armando Gordilho, Oscar Alves, Fernando Alves, C. Muller, R. Mc. Nair, Oscar Luz, A. Galeão e Alfredo Seixas.

On September 13, 1903, Vitória beat a club formed by people from São Paulo state, São Paulo Bahia Football Club 2–0 in the club's first official match. In 1908, Vitória won its first title ever, the Campeonato Baiano. They won the next year as well.

From 1910 to 1952, they didn't win any titles because they were still an amateur club. In 1953, the club turned professional, and won its third Baiano honor. Bahia was dominating the state championship, and Vitória only won titles in 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1985 and 1989.

The club was runner-up in the 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to Palmeiras, with an extremely small payroll. Vitória was champion of Bahia in 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000, becoming the top club of the state for the first time. In the 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Vitória reached the semifinals.

In the 2000s, the Campeonato Baiano trophy was won by Vitória eight out of ten years.[5]

In 2004 Vitória, after a poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Second Division. In 2005, the club competed in the Brazilian second division, finishing 17th, and so was relegated to the Third Division for the first time in its history.

In 2006, Vitória was runner-up of the third division, and was promoted to the Brazilian second division. In 2007, the club was promoted back to the first division after finishing in fourth place. This meant the club had managed to return from the lowest Brazilian national division to its original place in the first division in only two years.

In February 2018 the intense rivalry between Vitória and Esporte Clube Bahia drew international attention when nine players (four from Bahia and five from Vitória) were shown the red card in a State Championship match.[6]

Mascot

The club's mascot is a lion named Lelê Leão (Lion), and according to Vitória's official site, his objective is to stimulate the club's supporters and players on match days.

Competitions record

The competitions record of Vitória's last ten seasons:

  Champion.
  Runner-up.
  Classified for Sudameriana.
  Promoted.
  Relegated.
Year Campeonato Baiano Campeonato Brasileiro Copa do Brasil Copa do Nordeste Copa Sudamericana
Pos Pld W D L Division Pos Pts Pld W D L Pos Pld W D L Pos Pld W D L Pos Pld W D L
20014º10514Série A16º362799914º63127º15636-----
20021º12732Série A10º37251141025º41212º191234-----
20031º14923Série A16º56461511207º84041º5320-----
20041º141031Série A23º4846139244º10514----------
20051º14950Série B17º272176823º4103----------
20062º342185Série C2º363218599º6321----------
20071º282062Série B4º59381851526º4121----------
20081º281648 Série A10º52381571626º3201----------
20091º261934Série A13º4838139168º8242-----14º4112
20101º221444 Série A17º423891514 2º12714 1º1694316º2101
20112º221444Série B5º381791246º2011----------
20122º251384Série B4º3821897º9441---------
... ... ... ... ... ...
20215º9252 Série B 18º403881614 14º6303 4º9441 -----
20225º9342 Série C 4º59251087 52º+3111 ----- -----
20236º12333 Série B 1º723822610 52º+1001 14º8134 -----
2024 Série A -----

Colours

Many kinds of shirts have been worn by Vitória's players over the years.

1987
1993
2000
2003
2007
2008
2009
2012
2023

Current squad

As of 17 January 2024[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Fintelman
— GK Brazil BRA Lucas Arcanjo
— GK Brazil BRA Muriel
— DF Brazil BRA Camutanga
— DF Colombia COL Cristián Zapata
— DF Brazil BRA João Victor
— DF Brazil BRA John
— DF Brazil BRA Marco Antônio
— DF Brazil BRA Wagner Leonardo
— DF Brazil BRA Felipe Vieira
— DF Brazil BRA Lucas Esteves
— DF Paraguay PAR Raúl Cáceres
— DF Brazil BRA Patric Calmon
— DF Brazil BRA Zeca
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Dionísio
— MF Brazil BRA Caio Vinícius
— MF Brazil BRA Dudu
— MF Brazil BRA Luan
— MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Andrade
— MF Brazil BRA Willian Oliveira
— FW Brazil BRA Caio Dantas
— FW Ecuador ECU Erick Castillo
— FW Brazil BRA Iury Castilho
— FW Brazil BRA Léo Gamalho
— FW Brazil BRA Mateus Gonçalves
— FW Brazil BRA Matheusinho
— FW Brazil BRA Osvaldo
— FW Brazil BRA Zé Hugo

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Pedro (at Campinense until 30 April 2024)
— GK Brazil BRA Yuri Sena (at CSA until 30 November 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Mateus Moraes (at Yokohama FC until 31 December 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Alan Pedro (at FC Cascavel until 30 November 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Charlys (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Eduardo (at Portuguesa until 30 April 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Santiago (at Ponte Preta until 30 November 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA João Pedro (at CRB until 30 November 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Alisson Santos (at Figueirense until 30 November 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Ruan Nascimento (at Figueirense until 30 November 2024)

Honours

National

Runners-up (1): 1993
Winners (1): 2023
Runners-up (1): 1992
Runners-up (1): 2010

Regional

Winners (4): 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010
Runners-up (4): 1998, 2000, 2002

State

Winners (29): 1908, 1909, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Football stadiums of the world – Stadium List South America - Football stadiums of the world". www.fussballtempel.net.
  2. ↑ "Principais Títulos Internacionais" (in Portuguese). ECVitoria.com.br. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "PRIMEIROS CLUBES BRASILEIROS EM ATIVIDADE A ENTRAREM EM CAMPO". www.rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Esporte Clube Vitória". www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Vitória conquista seu oitavo título e é o maior campeão da década". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Súmula do Ba-Vi confirma triunfo por 3 a 0 do Bahia sobre o Vitória". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Vitória Official Website (in Portuguese)
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